Merrick Garland

The idea is, as you eloquently put it, is to make sure that people who are in extreme risk, either to themselves or to their loved ones, have the guns taken away temporarily while the matter is adjudicated.

One of the very first acts I took after becoming Attorney General was to ask for a 30 day review of this problem with respect to Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders.

It is vital to the functioning of our democracy and that extends to the need for journalists to be able to go about their work disclosing wrongdoing in the Government.

I do think that the court should be as independent as possible.

I don't want--I was about to say many. I want to say that. You know, we have a very good method of finding the additional people who are inside the Capitol.

We have adopted a policy which is the most protective of journalist's ability to do their jobs in history.

I think as soon as I said Hamilton, I think it was probably Madison.

Yes, so it certainly was an issue everywhere around the country.

This is getting worse and worse, and we have to do everything we possibly can here. This is a very, very serious threat.

Sometimes we have crises that arise because the wrong people are responding.

Twenty-six years ago in 1995, the perpetrators of the bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building sought to spark a revolution that would topple the Federal Government.

The Department pursued White supremacists who sought to deny newly-freed slaves their rights under the Constitution.

the increased availability of extraordinarily lethal weaponry is what makes domestic violent extremism and domestic terrorism such a serious priority for the Justice Department and DHS and of concern to the country.

I think this is a central question for all of law enforcement to always be careful to balance.

Violent crime has been a priority of the Justice Department since I was last in the Department.

Combating domestic violent extremism and domestic terrorism has long been a core part of the Justice Department's mission.

I think all forms of civics education that help provide education about misinformation that lead to radicalization or misinformation in general would be helpful.

Combatting domestic violent extremism and domestic terrorism has long been a core part of the Justice Department's mission.

I think it is fair to say that in my career as a judge and in law enforcement, I have not seen a more dangerous threat to democracy than the invasion of the Capitol.

Well, I agree with Secretary Mayorkas that what's happening on our social media platforms certainly can lead to self-radicalization.

Combating the threat of domestic terrorism and domestic violent extremism is a core priority of the Justice Department.

We will provide the resources that the city needs to assist it in its efforts against violent crime.

We promised then that we would find the perpetrators, that we would bring them to justice, and that we would do so in a way that honored the Constitution.

Well, you put your finger on the most difficult problem we have, which is balancing First Amendment, free association, free speech rights, with protection of our communities against criminal acts.

Anything that breaks the law is subject to prosecution.